Electrical fire in ice rink room at Westfield Mall, Clearwater FL
Fire & ArsonFire crews responded to an electrical fire in the ice rink electrical room at Westfield Countryside Mall. The fire was confirmed extinguished on arrival, but smoke remained and the electrical panel was scorched. The fire did not spread beyond the panel and the situation was contained.
Audio|Source: Pinellas County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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You will be responding to Westfield-Catley Mall near US Hwy 19 North.
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Highland 19 North.
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They are advising that this is an unconfirmed structure fire.
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It will be on the first floor in a back corridor.
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There is an electrical fire in the ice rink electrical room.
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The bay next to the Red Robbins entrance, haulers advising the fire is out.
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There is smoke still in the room, but the panel that caught on fire is scorched.
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And no further information as of this time, our people will lead you to the location.
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Agent 6 to the District 48.
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Go ahead, in the 6th.
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We're pointing on the scene of the mall.
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Now we're on the north side of the Mall by security.
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Nothing's showing on the Delta side.
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Do you want to go to the security officer, come around to the Red Robin in the ice skating rink?
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Let's go ahead and make the way towards the Red Robin situation for a possible worst supply.
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There's two copy ahead and Red Robin.
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150s, I've seen large mall structure.
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I have nothing showing.
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I do have security outside the bay next to McRobin.
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I'll be in investigative mode.
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We do have our own hydrate and Bay 4 FTC.
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With engine 50 on scene, have a shoving security near the entrance of Red Province.
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District 48 dispatch.
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District 48?
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You show me on scene, I have code command and accountability.
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We'll call this the off-side of the structure.
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Who is it the operating investigative mode?
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Underfoot District 48, Clearwater Command,
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Command and Accountability on Alpha Side.
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Engine 50, dispatch.
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Engine 50.
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You go ahead and add Duke Energy to this call, please.
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Under Smith, I think Good Energy.
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Good Energy.
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May I have a truck for you.
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Truck 40. Pulling up on stage.
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Toppy, how you see you see 50.
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If you can come down that lane, it's going to be a little tight or on Park Test.
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Andrew 50 command.
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Andrew 50, go ahead.
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Being led by the left of the final room.
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There's no fire at this time.
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There's no fire at this time.
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We do have life of the room.
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Hi, that Charlie, Engine 2, District 6, District 10, Engine 19, Engine 9, Engine 6, Squad 36, Rescue 19, Rescue 9, Truck 20, Truck 33, LR 36.
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Respond for Structure Fire[1] at State Beach General Hospital, 650038 Avenue North, Grid 598A, Engine 2, District 6.
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District 10, Engine 19, Engine 9, Engine 6, Squad 36, Rescue 19, Rescue 9, Truck 20, Truck 33, L-R-36, Fire Attack Charlie.
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Roger 50, Command.
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1050, go ahead.
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This is an electrical panel that Art has caught small fire.
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It is out of this time.
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There is no haze, no smoke.
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Any 50 can handle with truck 48, maybe for some light ventilation.
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I got the anifier within the electrical nanofires out, heating light nearly she can handle.
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This confirmed my extension to be on that wall, a concrete block wall.
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Yeah, this is isolated to an actual electrical panel up in a room.
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It's secured.
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The rooms can all contain block wall, no extension.
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No extension.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Structure Fire: Fire involving a building or other structure, whether active or reported.
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Location mentioned:
Near US Hwy 19 N Suite 1039, Clearwater, FL 33761
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